Cars for a young driver
Discussion
We are just coming to the point of having to buy and insure a car for OH's son.
Rather than take the usual line of Corsa/Fiesta/207 are there any cars out there that are cheap to insure?
Sometimes things slip through the net and something like an old rep mobile might be cheaper.
Any thoughts?
Rather than take the usual line of Corsa/Fiesta/207 are there any cars out there that are cheap to insure?
Sometimes things slip through the net and something like an old rep mobile might be cheaper.
Any thoughts?
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SirSamuelOfBuca said:
how old is?
old rep mobile is a good bet. Maybe an old volvo t4 if he wants some fun
A 200 plus bhp aging repmobile for a 17 year old that has just passed, hmm, dont think that is a great idea really. Think really any new driver should be worrying about getting places in their own car, within the speed limits without worrying too much about fun. Trouble is they come on here and read about dabs of oppo, lift oversteer and cadence clutching old rep mobile is a good bet. Maybe an old volvo t4 if he wants some fun
and then go and try it on the road, they end up building a load of knowledge but no actual experience and then they get talked into a Cerbera (Only the Speed Six, obviously, he is inexpereinced) The older Volvo thing does work but I think it is for drivers with a couple of years under their belt versus something more obviously sporty.
Citroen C1/Aygo/107 for a couple of years, lowest insurance group, 50 mpg and reasonbly safe.
An old Suzuki swift is a good bet for cheap insurance and reliability but there not the best looking of cars. that just means ther not popular with young men even thow ther great fun to drive and with ther 1300 engine abit quicker than most fiestas and courses of the same engine size. I had one and I loved it my 1st years insurence was 1200 and compered with my friends paying 2000 TPFT for ther corses and fiestas it was abit of a bargain.
I've got a 07 swift sport now and it's a great car. It's quicker than my friends fiesta Zetec S and C2 vst and it holds on to a fiesta st and in my opinion abit more sporty and just aswell equiped and im paying a lot less on the
insurance than any of them and I'm 20. And thats because it's a Suzuki .
I've got a 07 swift sport now and it's a great car. It's quicker than my friends fiesta Zetec S and C2 vst and it holds on to a fiesta st and in my opinion abit more sporty and just aswell equiped and im paying a lot less on the
insurance than any of them and I'm 20. And thats because it's a Suzuki .
StottyZr said:
E55 Max said:
We are just coming to the point of having to buy and insure a car for OH's son.
Oh really? My advice would be to tell him to get a job and buy his own!Aged 17 in full time education living 5 miles from the nearest bus stop....Yep great advice!
I chose to live in the sticks, it is unfair on him to suffer because of my choices.
Ray meerkat said:
998cc classic mini
That was my first car. Good fun, 80mph top speed.
Moved onto 1275cc mini
10 years on, I got an Audi s3 Quattro. 250bhp. Never had a claim. Insurance is £290 for a group 15 car.
Problem is though chances are he is going to have a crash. If you have it in a perfect classic mini and most of them are not you are going to be crushed.That was my first car. Good fun, 80mph top speed.
Moved onto 1275cc mini
10 years on, I got an Audi s3 Quattro. 250bhp. Never had a claim. Insurance is £290 for a group 15 car.
Vectra 4 door with a 2.0; tdi is built like a tank so he will be fine and insurance is dead cheap.
ez64 said:
Problem is though chances are he is going to have a crash. If you have it in a perfect classic mini and most of them are not you are going to be crushed.
Vectra 4 door with a 2.0; tdi is built like a tank so he will be fine and insurance is dead cheap.
That is what I am after!Vectra 4 door with a 2.0; tdi is built like a tank so he will be fine and insurance is dead cheap.
Thanks everyone, keep them coming!
Mk2 Ford Mondeo. 1.8 petrol, shouldn't be too pricey nowadays. Not the obvious choice for the boy racer, but cheap to work on, not so great on fuel, and I can't imagine too expensive on insurance. Add to that, handy for hauling you and the Mrs to the airport or pub if you ever need a lift 
Mercedes W123 200 Diesel - slow as a week in jail , but solid , safe and reliable , besides being that bit different and not something he will feel he needs to park round the corner out of sight .
190D is another possibility , but 190's are already popular with young drivers and higher insurance as a result .
190D is another possibility , but 190's are already popular with young drivers and higher insurance as a result .
Seem to recall doing some back-of-an-old-envelope totting up and working out that the cheapest car to buy, run and insure - for anyone - in terms of overall outlay and likely longevity was an Audi 80 1.9 diesel.
Slow, yes, but he's 17, it's a car, he'll be grateful. Also, it's a big old Audi so all his mates will call him 'Gene Hunt'.
They're also big enough to be very safe in a crash should he stuff it into a ditch. Lifetime anti-perforation warranty should mean strong metal too, and the Audi procon-ten steering column actually works better than an airbag.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/audi/...
Slow, yes, but he's 17, it's a car, he'll be grateful. Also, it's a big old Audi so all his mates will call him 'Gene Hunt'.
They're also big enough to be very safe in a crash should he stuff it into a ditch. Lifetime anti-perforation warranty should mean strong metal too, and the Audi procon-ten steering column actually works better than an airbag.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/audi/...
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